OK, since yesterday marked 47 more days to go until the end of the year, I've decided to have a 47 sighting blog entry. Well, about a week ago, my hometown paper reported that there have been 47 people dying so far in the state of Oregon due to traffic fatalities this year. Making the rounds on Google News, we find that smartphone sales as well as Petco's sales are up 47%. A new Ford Fusion hybrid car gets 47 miles per gallon. And in college basketball (which apparently has started already!) Duquesne upset #17 Delaware. Delaware only scored 47 points the whole game! In fact, there are more than a few college basketball scores where the losing team scores only 47 points the whole game. And wouldn't you know it, searching 47 STILL gets some Mitt Romney news, even a week after the elections! So my favorite number has been getting quite a workout!